Hepatocellular carcinoma: a clinicopathological study (original) (raw)

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP

To describe the clinico-pathological and radiological profile of hepatocellular carcinoma. A case series. Medical Unit-III Ward-7, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from January to December 2008. All consecutive patients suspected of having hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), were admitted and included in this study. Diagnosis of HCC was established by clinical, biochemical, ultrasonographic and histopathologic findings. Patients with primary carcinoma elsewhere in the body, metastatic in the liver, fibrolamellar carcinoma and benign tumours were excluded from the study. At ultrasonography, the details of tumour size and number, portal vein thrombosis and presence of ascites were recorded. Patients were staged according to Okuda staging system. Results were described in mean and percentage values. There were 82 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma including 58 males and 24 females, with male to female ratio of 2.8:1. The mean age of patients was 56.24+/-13.65 years. Right h...

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